The tale of jury duty...

[orelalaith]

Bit of a late post.

I don't mind going in to do my civic duty... I mind going in to sit there for a whole day, then never get picked; it's not an ego thing- it's a "wow, that was a waste of my day" thing.

Gotta admit, the queens civil court is nice; plus it had wifi, so I was able to telecommute for a part of the day.

Also, I don't think they really

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reason for removal: smartass

[bwrynn]

>"Obviously not- I have no feelings either way for these people; and if I were on trial I'd want all my best friends on the jury."

The fact of dismissal after hearing this makes me LOL forever.

I haven't done jury duty, but from the way it's always portrayed, not only was the comment on the nose, you probably were overpicked because you fit some representative's bullshit demographic by visual assessment alone. Then you spoke. Fucking lawyers.

Oh yeah, I've never had an arepa and have been strangely fascinated by them since I found out they existed.
I also think fried grits sound kinda neat. We're watching Top Chef Allstars and southern cooking has me raising my eyebrow now.

[handlebar605]

Eventually, they asked if I can "apply the law as the judge tells me to" . I said: "Yeah"; but they thought I looked hesitant. So I expanded: "This is a civil lawsuit. Civil laws are written ambigously, I will use my best judgment to see which interpretation of the law should be applied in this case" The laywers looked at each other; thanked me, and let me go.

Ok, so if the laws are ambiguous, but the judge was going to Pre-Determine how He was interpreting the law. But, if the law is ambiguous, it's up to the lawyers to Justify, Their Interpretation of the law, not the Judges.

However, that quip about the asshole SUV driver would not have pre-dispossed the guys attorney as it would have indicated that you think SUV Tank Drivers (STDs?) were assholes.